...a photoBook is an autonomous art form, comparable with a piece of sculpture, a play or a film. The photographs lose their own photographic character as things 'in themselves' and become parts, translated into printing ink, of a dramatic event called a book...
- Dutch photography critic Ralph Prins

dinsdag 22 september 2015

Lust for Life an Impression of the Unseen Photo Fair Amsterdam 2015 Photography

Unseen, the international photography fair and festival focused on new photography, will take place from the 18th to the 20th of September 2015 at Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek. With 54 international galleries, Unseen Photo Fair highlights the most recent developments in contemporary photography by presenting emerging talent and unseen work by established artists. The on-site festival programme is a place for the exchange of dialogue, artistic expression and ideas, and includes lectures and debates, and a book market.

New in 2015 is the Unseen Festival, a 10-day celebration of photography in the city centre. From the 18th to the 27th of September, Unseen brings together many of the city’s institutions, galleries, artists and initiatives using photography in unexpected, innovative and provocative ways in a programme that is sure to challenge, inspire and excite.